Sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is a measure to increase pensions for public safety workers that could cost state and local governments billions of dollars.

In San Jose, license plate cameras were credited with finding suspects in the manhunt for an armed burglar who was terrorizing a neighborhood, and with locating eight suspects in a fatal shooting in downtown San Jose during the June FIFA World Cup.

Two bills sent to Gov. Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.

After California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.

California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.

Polls show voters are turning sharply against data centers and several bills to regulate the facilities are advancing in the California Legislature. Utilities and tech companies, meanwhile, are spending millions lobbying state officials.

California cracked down on data broker LocateSmarter with the first-ever enforcement action under Governor Newsom's signature data broker privacy law.

Californians have consistently invested in new government programs. Over the past quarter century, voters have approved tens of billions of dollars in state bonds to build schools, improve water systems, address climate risks, expand housing opportunities and strengthen public infrastructure. Those investments shape daily life across our state. Yet years after the votes are counted and projects are underway, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer a simple question: Did we get the results we were promised?

The state budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries. That money pays online fees for student research materials at school libraries.

State lawmakers’ budget plan would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget negotiations begin in earnest.

Though the report names six high-risk systems in use today, California state agencies have used some for several years.

California State University’s $17 million contract with ChatGPT’s maker OpenAI is up for renewal. Some students and faculty say equal access to AI is important for preparing students for the workforce. Others the implementation of AI tools has been confusing and opens the door to cheating.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan both oppose a 5% one-time tax on the state’s 200-plus billionaires, a proposed ballot initiative that is supported by all other Democratic gubernatorial candidates.

To encourage housing developers to build more homes inside factories, state government might get into the construction insurance business.

Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.

Attorney General Rob Bonta’s new regulations will severely restrict California cardrooms’ ability to operate their most popular table games, including by outright prohibiting them from offering modified blackjack-style and other games.